CORRECTIONS CADET SERGEANT or SERGEANT-MASTER
CORRECTIONS CADET SERGEANT or SERGEANT-MASTER
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Supplemental Information
Louisiana Department of
Public Safety & Corrections
Corrections Services
DIXON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE
Jackson LA
This position has a Special Entrance Rate at each level
Corrections Cadet has an SER of$17.50 per hour.
Corrections Sergeant has an SER of$18.80per hour.
Corrections SergeantMaster has an SER of$20.11 per hour.
There is Premium Pay for this position:
A rate between$.50 and $1.00 an hour for each regular hour worked based on years of service with DOC in addition to regular pay.
Position Specific Duties:
- Six week Correctional Officer Training Academy.
- Work closely with inmates incarcerated in a State prison facility.
- Primarily responsible for the custody and security of inmates in facility buildings prison dorms workshops and/or fields.
- Supervise housekeeping of inmate housing areas escort prisoners investigate suspicious activities and perform indepth security searches/shakedowns of inmates person property living quarters and work locations.
- Supervise inmate work crews patrol areas of the prison and transport inmates as assigned.
- Follow direction given by upper level officers departmental policies and regulations.
- Will receive firearms training.
INCENTIVE PAY: Eligible for additional pay increaseafter becoming permanent for having an Associate Degree or a Baccalaureate Degree in the following fields: Behavioral Rehabilitation Behavioral Science Criminal Justice Criminology Forensic Science Law Psychology Social Work or Sociology from an accredited college university or technical college.
Career Progression:
- Start as aCorrections Cadet. (May start as a Corrections Sergeant with certain qualifying experience.
- Eligible for reallocation up one pay level from Cadet toCorrections Sergeant after 6 months of successful employment.
- Eligible for reallocation up two pay levels from Sergeant toCorrections SergeantMaster after one year of successful LA DOC employment.
- With 2 years of Correctional Officer experience eligible to apply for promotional testing for Corrections Lieutenant.
- Culture:DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs creating a sense of community prioritizing internal promotional opportunities clear communication and professional development.
- Growth:Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
- Benefits:DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan health insurance that is also available post retirement at least 10 paid holidays sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week a deferred compensation plan and a flexible benefits plan.
SALARY DEPENDENDS ON LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE
- As part of a Career Progression Groupvacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Cadet Sergeant or SergeantMaster depending on the level and/or type of experience of the selected applicant(s).
- The maximum salary for the Corrections SergeantMaster is $70845.00 annually.
- Please refer to the Job Specifications tab located at the top of the LA Careers Current Job Opportunities page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
- This position may be filled as a Temporary Job Appointment. Should a permanent position become available the employee will be converted to a probationary appointment.
Exams and License Requirements
- No Civil Service Test Score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
- Any degree certificate special license or DD214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
- Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
- Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.
- To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.
REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.
- IMPORTANT:In the supplemental questions sectionapplicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&CCorrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under thePrison Elimination Act (PREA)to be considered for employment by answering YES to the PREA question.
- Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
- There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process should you be selected.
- Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
- This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
- This is a 24 hour facility.
- Applicants may be required to work shift work
- To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available clickHERE.
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any nonmerit factor including disability.
For information about this job posting contact:
Stephanie Simpson
Dixon Correctional Institute
Human Resources Department
(Fax)
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a high school diploma or GED; OR
One year of experience in any field.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
An applicant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.
In accordance with the Prison Elimination Act (PREA) (Part 115:17 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations an applicant who has been found to have engaged in any form of sexual abuse; engaged in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force overt or implied threats of force or coercion or if the victim did not consent or was unable or refused will be disqualified.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
Possession of a current drivers license.Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To learn to maintain security of a correctional institution and to observe and participate in supervision control and custody of offenders.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
General from training officers and security officers of higher levels.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Department of Public Safety and Corrections Corrections Services State adult and juvenile correctional institutions.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Corrections Sergeant in that it is an entry level position with primary responsibility in security such as key room dormitory control center field trip or gate officer. May act independently or under general supervision.Examples of Work
Trains in classroom and at onthejob training sites.
Observes security officers engaged in demonstration of security work.
Assists security officers of higher level in work as journeyman security officers such as cellblock dormitory trips gate officer chase team or dog trainer.
Oversees inmates for training purposes.
Responds to emergencies and renders assistance as required.
Prepares reports on activities.
Employment Type
Full Time
